Project Manager - On Demand

This is a remote position.

Project Manager — On-Demand

Company:   PM61, an Estoras Group company

Location:   Remote — Canada only

Engagement:   On-demand consulting assignments

Reports to:   PM61 Project or Engagement Lead

About PM61

PM61 is a global enterprise technology consultancy and implementation partner specializing in CRM, ERP, business transformation, systems integration, and strategic technology advisory services. Our capabilities include Microsoft Dynamics 365, Salesforce, IT strategy and enterprise architecture, project management, custom development, business architecture, training, and ongoing support.

Position Overview

PM61 is seeking experienced Project Managers to support client engagements on an on-demand basis. Project Managers will lead the planning, coordination, governance, and delivery of business and technology initiatives, ensuring projects are completed with clear scope, effective communication, disciplined execution, and measurable outcomes.

Assignments may include CRM and ERP implementations, systems integration, business transformation, custom development, process improvement, data migration, enterprise architecture, and organizational-change initiatives.

This role is well suited to a project professional who can work independently, lead distributed teams, manage competing priorities, engage confidently with stakeholders, and adapt quickly to different client environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead projects through the full lifecycle, from initiation and discovery through implementation, transition, and closeout.
  
• Define project scope, objectives, deliverables, milestones, success measures, and governance requirements.
  
• Develop and maintain project charters, work plans, schedules, budgets, resource plans, status reports, and implementation roadmaps.
  
• Coordinate internal consultants, client stakeholders, vendors, contractors, and technical delivery teams.
  
• Manage scope, schedule, budget, quality, risks, issues, dependencies, decisions, assumptions, and change requests.
  
• Establish effective project-management routines, including status meetings, action tracking, reporting, RAID logs, and decision records.
  
• Facilitate project meetings, workshops, steering committees, and executive updates.
  
• Maintain clear communication across business, technical, operational, and leadership teams.
  
• Support requirements gathering, solution planning, testing, training, deployment, change management, and post-go-live stabilization.
  
• Coordinate project hand-offs between sales, consulting, architecture, development, implementation, and support teams.
  
• Monitor delivery performance, resource utilization, project financials, milestones, and client satisfaction.
  
• Identify delivery risks early and implement practical mitigation and recovery plans.
  
• Ensure project documentation is accurate, current, confidential, and accessible to authorized stakeholders.
  
• Contribute to lessons learned, process improvements, and PM61 delivery standards.
  
• Support successful client relationships, repeat business, and long-term account development.
  

Potential Project Assignments

Depending on experience and client requirements, assignments may include:

• Microsoft Dynamics 365 implementations
  
• Salesforce implementations and CRM modernization
  
• ERP implementation and transformation
  
• Systems integration and cloud technology projects
  
• Data migration and reporting initiatives
  
• Custom software-development projects
  
• Enterprise architecture and IT-strategy engagements
  
• Business-process improvement and operating-model initiatives
  
• Organizational change and technology adoption
  
• Public-sector and Indigenous-government transformation
  
• Vendor selection, implementation governance, and transition programs
  
• Training, support, and managed-service implementations
  

Required Qualifications and Experience

• Post-secondary degree, diploma, or equivalent experience in project management, business, information technology, engineering, or a related discipline.
  
• At least five years of experience managing business, technology, consulting, or transformation projects.
  
• Demonstrated ability to lead projects from initiation through delivery and transition.
  
• Experience managing scope, schedules, budgets, risks, issues, dependencies, resources, and stakeholders.
  
• Strong ability to coordinate multidisciplinary teams, including business analysts, architects, developers, testers, vendors, and client representatives.
  
• Experience preparing project plans, status reports, RAID logs, governance materials, decision records, and executive communications.
  
• Excellent written, verbal, facilitation, negotiation, and presentation skills.
  
• Strong understanding of project governance, change control, quality management, and delivery assurance.
  
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities in a remote environment.
  
• Strong client-service orientation, professional judgment, discretion, and accountability.
  
• Must be legally entitled to work in Canada and available for remote assignments within Canada.
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience leading CRM, ERP, systems-integration, cloud, data, or custom-development projects.
  
• Experience with Microsoft Dynamics 365, Salesforce, SAP, Oracle, NetSuite, Workday, or comparable enterprise platforms.
  
• PMP, PRINCE2, PMI-ACP, Scrum Master, SAFe, ITIL, or equivalent certification.
  
• Experience with Agile, Scrum, Waterfall, hybrid, or scaled delivery methods.
  
• Familiarity with Jira, Azure DevOps, Confluence, MS Project, Smartsheet, Monday.com, or similar tools.
  
• Experience managing contractors, implementation partners, and technology vendors.
  
• Experience with public-sector, Indigenous-government, nonprofit, or enterprise clients.
  
• Experience in retail, real estate, automotive, transportation, hospitality, construction, mining, or professional services.
  
• Knowledge of data migration, testing, training, business analysis, change management, or enterprise architecture.
  
• Bilingual or multilingual capability is an asset.
  

Working Model

This is a remote, Canada-only, on-demand Project Manager position. Assignments will be offered based on client demand, project requirements, consultant expertise, and availability.

For each engagement, PM61 will agree in writing on the project scope, responsibilities, schedule, deliverables, reporting requirements, working hours, and compensation arrangements. Assignments may vary in duration, complexity, and level of responsibility.

Success Measures

Project Managers will be assessed on:

• Delivery against agreed scope, schedule, budget, and quality expectations.
  
• Effective risk, issue, dependency, and change management.
  
• Client satisfaction and stakeholder alignment.
  
• Accuracy and timeliness of project reporting.
  
• Team coordination, accountability, and communication.
  
• Successful implementation, transition, and adoption outcomes.
  
• Delivery quality, documentation, and adherence to PM61 standards.
  
• Contribution to repeat business, client trust, and continuous improvement.
  

Requirements

Required Qualifications and Experience

• PMP certification preferred
  
• Post-secondary degree, diploma, or equivalent experience in project management, business, information technology, engineering, or a related discipline.
  
• At least five years of experience managing business, technology, consulting, or transformation projects.
  
• Demonstrated ability to lead projects from initiation through delivery and transition.
  
• Experience managing scope, schedules, budgets, risks, issues, dependencies, resources, and stakeholders.
  
• Strong ability to coordinate multidisciplinary teams, including business analysts, architects, developers, testers, vendors, and client representatives.
  
• Experience preparing project plans, status reports, RAID logs, governance materials, decision records, and executive communications.
  
• Excellent written, verbal, facilitation, negotiation, and presentation skills.
  
• Strong understanding of project governance, change control, quality management, and delivery assurance.
  
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities in a remote environment.
  
• Strong client-service orientation, professional judgment, discretion, and accountability.
  
• Must be legally entitled to work in Canada and available for remote assignments within Canada.